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Help me, please Some people maintain the idea that volunteering is a great thing. Others are of the opinion that it is just a waste of time. Let us examine some of the reasons for such contrasting attitudes. I completely agree that volunteering has a lot of advantages. To begin with, volunteers greatly help charity organizations which cannot hire specialists with their modest funds. In this way volunteers contribute to doing good deeds. Furthermore, volunteering provides young people with an opportunity to gain valuable professional skills. Nevertheless, some people do not see any benefits in volunteering. Firstly, volunteers do not receive money for their work. Additionally, they spend a lot of time on activities which will probably not become their main occupation in future. I cannot agree with the statement given above. First of all, it is all right that you are not paid for your work because you get experience in return. Besides, this experience can be added to your CV which may give you an advantage when applying for a job. Moreover, even if you do not like this experience, your disappointment will prevent you from a wrong choice in live. You will be determined what is yours and what is not. To sum up, I am completely sure that volunteering is necessary not only for volunteers themselves but also for the whole society.

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Help me, please

Some people maintain the idea that volunteering is a great thing. Others are of the opinion that it is just a waste of time. Let us examine some of the reasons for such contrasting attitudes.
I completely agree that volunteering has a lot of advantages. To begin with, volunteers greatly help charity organizations which cannot hire specialists with their modest funds. In this way volunteers contribute to doing good deeds. Furthermore, volunteering provides young people with an opportunity to gain valuable professional skills.
Nevertheless, some people do not see any benefits in volunteering. Firstly, volunteers do not receive money for their work. Additionally, they spend a lot of time on activities which will probably not become their main occupation in future.
I cannot agree with the statement given above. First of all, it is all right that you are not paid for your work because you get experience in return. Besides, this experience can be added to your CV which may give you an advantage when applying for a job. Even if you do not like this experience, you will know, with minimal loss of time, that this path is not for you, and you can explore options until you find the occupation that excites you.
To sum up, I am completely sure that volunteering is beneficial not only for volunteers themselves but also for the whole of society.


My work is in Roading Construction, making roads. I drive the watercart and roller. Making a road requires water to bind the material and compaction. My work involves driving my watercart up and down at very slow speeds. The roller is the same, driving up and down and that is how we build the foundation for our road.

Imagine making sandcastles, got your bucket and spade. Fill it with sand, squash the sand into the bucket and then turn the bucket upside down, and lift. If the sand is too dry then it doesn't stick together, if it is too wet it becomes mush, the right amount the sand sticks together and you can carve windows or whatever.

My job I enjoy because I understand the process but most of the process is repetitive, monotonous, necessary work, which results in a good quality jobs done.

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Help me, please

Some people maintain the idea that volunteering is a great thing. Others are of the opinion that it is just a waste of time. Let us examine some of the reasons for such contrasting attitudes.
I completely agree that volunteering has a lot of advantages. To begin with, volunteers greatly help charity organizations which cannot hire specialists with their modest funds. In this way volunteers contribute to doing good deeds. Furthermore, volunteering provides young people with an opportunity to gain valuable professional skills.
Nevertheless, some people do not see any benefits in (or "to" volunteering. Firstly, volunteers do not receive money for their work. Additionally, they spend a lot of time on activities which will probably not become their main occupation in future.
I cannot agree with the statement given above. First of all, it is all right that you are not paid for your work because you get experience in return. Besides, this experience can be added to your CV which may give you an advantage when applying for a job. Moreover, even if you do not like this experience, your disappointment will prevent you from potentially making a wrong choice in life live. You will be determined what is yours and what is not. (not sure what you meant with this last sentence maybe "you will be better placed to understand which career or profession is for you and which isn't"??)
To sum up, I am completely sure that volunteering is necessary not only for volunteers themselves but also for the whole of society.
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Clear and easy to follow except one sentence I could not figure out. Enjoyed reading this, thank you. In the past I did voluntary work in a psychiatric hospital and the insight I gained was invaluable. Trained and motivated nurses realised that I did not have to be here and so they shared their knowledge with me freely. I was respected and when I eventually became a paid psychiatric assistant I was quite confident of my work role. When I initially came here I intended to teach English as a second language but I have since realised that what I want is to choose my friends and offer my services to them. I have work that I am good at but is so boring but my friends and my interactions with them have made my life and working life better. I am not a selfless person, I am not doing charity work or good deeds. My friends are important to me and I enjoy their company whether messaging, talking, whatever.

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